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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Family: Golf Buddies

For Students 1st
A story about a young boy going golfing with his father. Includes audio readaloud feature in English, Spanish, and Turkish.
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Family: The Bowling Alley

For Students K - 1st
In this story, two young girls go bowling with their uncle. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Turkish, with text in English.
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Family: Grandpa's Secret Potion

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this story, a boy and his grandpa prepare a 'potion' to make giant bubbles. Includes audio narration in 12 additional languages with text in English.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Somebody in My Friend's Family Died

For Students 3rd - 5th
Death is a very difficult thing to deal with for all of us. If you have a friend who has recently 0lost someone, you may be wondering how you can help. Chances are, that friend is not acting the way she/he normally does and you want to...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: My Family and Me

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Instructions for making a book about family with a young child.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Up Heartbreak Hill: Factors in a Successful College Experience Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson from POV, students will watch four video clips that provide glimpses into the lives of two high school seniors who live in New Mexico on the Navajo reservation. They will then analyze a current issue that Native Americans...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Welcoming a New Baby Into Your Family

For Students 3rd - 5th
Having a new brother or sister can create many opportunities and challenges for you. You can show how responsible you can be by helping as much as you can. You will have to deal with all the attention that the baby receives from your...
Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Communicating About Grief With Your Family and Friends

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page offers suggestions for how to talk about a recent death with family and friends.
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Other

Lucas Publishing: Today's Grandparent Magazine: Newstand

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A bi-monthly Canadian magazine for people 50 years old and up. Covers a wide range of topics on aging, grandparenting, family relationships, health, etc. Past issues going back to 2011 can be downloaded in PDF format on this page.
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PBS

Pbs: The Leakey Family

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS profile of the Leakeys--Louis, Mary, Richard, and Maeve--discusses their finds at Olduvai Gorge and family relationships. Related links.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: My Family Health Portrait

For Students 9th - 10th
Students create a personalized family health history report. The resource consists of a sample report, a family tree, and a chart of your family health history.
Website
Other

Streetlaw: Family Law

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, check out an introduction to family law and several relevant online resources for further reading and research. Topics include: "Law and the American Family," "Marriage," "Legal Rights of Single People Who Live...
Activity
Math Cats

Math Cat: Fact Family Card

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Everything you need to know about fact families can be found here. Discover what fact families are and learn different strategies for using them. Links included to print your own fact family cards, create a fact family house, and play a...
Handout
Pennsylvania State University

Penn State Univ.: Effects of Divorce on Views of Family

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Penn State University provides reports of a study on the effects of divorce on the views of children regarding marriage and relationships.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Living With Grandparents

For Students 3rd - 5th
Parents "of the grandest sort" are sometimes people we only get to see on holidays. Maybe you spend each afternoon after school with your grandparent. Kids have all kinds of different relationships with their grandparents. Sometimes kids...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Living With a Single Parent

For Students 3rd - 5th
Can you describe the "typical American family?" What would that family look like to you? Would it resemble your family? Today, there are so many different kinds of families that it is difficult to describe a "typical" family. Families...
Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: First Encounters: King Lear (2012) Teacher Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource from Royal Shakespeare Company focuses on teaching Shakespeare's King Lear including themes, characters and relationships, the two families, understanding the language, staging the play,...
Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Family Works: Family Teamwork

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a good take-home project for students of all ages. By talking with their families about the roles of individual members, students learn how a family's stability relies on teamwork and cooperation.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Offering Comfort

For Students Pre-K - K
It's comforting for kids to know that they live within a circle of care. Remind children that many people care about them...that's what the "Circle of Care" is all about. Together as a family, use these resources to help your child...
Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Talking to Your Family

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page discusses the pros and cons of talking to family members about your problems.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Whisperer by Mrs. S. C. Hall

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Whisperer by Mrs. S. C. Hall (1888). It is concerned with family and schoolroom relationships and behaviors. It is part of the Chambers's Library for Young...
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English for Everyone

English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 9 [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the words associated with family relationships, jobs, places, and actions.
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English for Everyone

English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 8 (High Beginning Level) [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the words associated with family relationships, jobs, places, and human body.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-10) to pair with the drama "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry. When a struggling African-American family receives a large insurance check, a conflict erupts on how to spend the money....

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